The Banyan Odyssey

HONK! The Musical. A Fun Evening for All!
2025-09-25 - 2025-09-28 | FL
Many of our Friends of the Banyan may be seen in the upcoming production of “HONK! The Musical.”
Don’t miss this exciting Theatre Exceptional production presented by Blue Butterfly Productions (Link to Blue Butterfly Productions) Honk! is the retelling of the Ugly Duckling which originated in London winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical in 2000.
Where: Central Park Performing Arts Center, 105 Central Park Dr, Largo, FL 33771
When: September 25-28th (times vary)
Obtain your tickets through the Largo Central Park Performing Arts Center (Central Park Performing Arts Center)

Festival of Trees Decorations Party – with PIZZA!
2025-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | FL
Ready to be creative for a purpose? We’ll be making ornaments for a “Banyan Christmas Tree” to support the Arc of Tampa Bay’s Festival of Trees from November 22-24, 2025. Some of the ornaments will feature our very own Banyan Artists!
WHO: Open to our neurodiverse friends (Note: Space is limited to the first 15 who register)
WHEN: Friday, October 10, 2025, from 6pm until 9pm
WHERE: Location is off of Indian Rocks Rd in Largo, FL. (The complete address will be provided following registration)
ATTIRE: Wear clothes that can get paint, glue or other artistic messy stuff on them
COST: Free – but you must register so we will have enough pizza!
TO REGISTER: We’re sorry but the event’s capacity has been reached. This event is no longer available; please watch the Banyan Odyssey’s Event Calendar for future events. ( Link to Events Calendar )
If you have questions, please email Jane Williams at Hello@OurBanyan.com

Join us and enjoy pizza, seeing friends and creating ornaments!
If you want to donate to the Banyan Odyssey (a Florida Not for Profit 501(c)3) visit the “Give” page at OurBanyan.com ( Give Link )
For more information on the Arc/Festival of Trees, click this link to their website: Arc of Tampa Bay Festival of Trees

Art Class at the Stirling Art Gallery in Dunedin!! A Banyan Event!
2025-11-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Stirling Art Gallery, 730 Broadway, Dunedin, FL, 34698, United States
LEARN A NEW ART MEDIUM IN NOVEMBER
The Banyan Odyssey is hosting a free Art Class for our neurodiverse friends at the wonderful Stirling Art Gallery!
Master Artist Joy Swanson, from Dunedin’s Stirling Art Gallery, will lead Banyan artists to create their own “Scratch Art” masterpiece to take home. Scratch Art uses a sharpened dowel to scratch off black ink to reveal a color or metallic surface underneath (see Joy’s owl below). Participants will create a sea turtle, owl, butterfly or their own design. There is no cost for student artists. Class is 4:00 – 6:00pm
6:00pm: Optional group dinner at Casa Tina, a Mexican restaurant located up the block from the gallery. Both class participants and their Caregivers are invited to dinner; the cost of dinner is the responsibility of the participants/Caregivers.
The Art Class is limited to 20 participants so register early!
Where: Stirling Art Gallery, 730 Broadway 2nd Fl, Dunedin, FL 34698
When: Tuesday, November 11, 2025. 4pm-6pm with optional dinner afterwards
Cost: The art class is FREE; individuals are responsible for their own dinner cost.
Who: Our neurodiverse friends; Caregivers invited to join us for the optional group dinner.
To register, complete the form below.

Art Class at the Stirling Gallery

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Night Owl by Joy Swanson using the Scratch Art Method.

Celebrate the Season with the Festival of Trees!
2025-11-21 - 2025-11-23 | FL
The Arc’s Annual Festival of Trees is coming!
Featuring over one hundred beautiful and unique Christmas trees and wreaths the Festival of Trees, organized by The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation, takes place November 21-23, 2025. It is their largest fundraiser, and we are proud to help!
On Sunday, November 23rd, the “Twinklers Dance Troupe” from the Clearwater Dance Depot, will perform at 2pm. This is a must-see show!
The Festival runs Saturday, 11/22/2025, 10am-7pm, and 11/23/2025, 10am-5pm. Have fun viewing – and purchasing – creative Christmas trees, decorations and gifts! It features local vendors, entertainment, food, and Photos with Santa. Our very own Banyan Odyssey artists are decorating a tree that will be on display and available for purchase. General admission is $10 at the door.
Location: The Long Center at 1501 N Belcher Rd Ste 225, Clearwater, FL 33765
Your purchases and donations help support the work of the Arc of Tampa Bay.
For more details on events, costs (and also for purchasing tickets for Premier Night on 11/21) visit the Arc of Tampa Bay website (Link to Festival of Trees )

Banyan at the Movies - Coming Soon! A Private Screening of "Wicked: For Good" (Part 2)
2025-11-30 | FL
Watch for the future announcement of Banyan at the Movies when Friends of the Banyan return for a private screening of the movie “Wicked: For Good”. The movie’s release date is set for November 21, 2025, so we’ll all gather once again to enjoy this movie together shortly after that date.
Additional information and registration will be posted at this site in the near future.
